Currently Reading:

Currently Reading: Finished This Semester:
Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins Frankenstein- Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins
World War Z- Max Brooks

Friday, February 3, 2012

Reader-- Picturing America

Picturing America’s Postwar America page is a collection of pictures dating from 1946-63 of post-WWII events and common life for Americans. These photos help clarify how people lived in America after the war. There are captions along with the photos that tell a little about what is going on, and they help create a connection between viewers and the things in the pictures.

The whole website still looks similarly to a textbook, but it brings a little excitement to viewers by introducing a human aspect instead of reading a history book. The connection gives a viewer a strong sense of patriotism that does not always accompany a person after reading a history textbook. Seeing peoples’ faces while they stand in fallout shelters helps to convey the fear caused by nuclear warfare. It’s an overall interesting page that would be eye-catching to Stumble Upon.

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